Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; … Universalium
John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland — For other people named John Dudley, see John Dudley (disambiguation). John Dudley Born 1504 London … Wikipedia
RIGHTS, HUMAN — The following article deals with the subject of human rights, their essence and the contents of various fundamental rights as reflected in the sources of Jewish Law. The interpretation of Israel s Basic Laws concerning human rights in accordance… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Nicomachean Ethics — Part of a series on Aristotle … Wikipedia
Lope de Barrientos — (Medina del Campo, Spain, 1382 Cuenca, Spain, 1469), sometimes called Obispo Barrientos ( Bishop Barrientos ), was a powerful clergyman and statesman of the Spanish Crown of Castile during the 15th century, although his prominence and the… … Wikipedia
List of stories in the Masnavi — The below list gives an overview of the stories in Rumi s Masnavi, as it appears in Reynold A. Nicholson s translation.Book I*Preface (in prose) *Proem *The King and the Handmaiden *The Greengrocer and the Parrot *The Jewish King whose Vizier… … Wikipedia
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
temptation — The primary meaning in the Bible is of testing. God tested the reality of Abraham s belief by the command to sacrifice his son Isaac (Gen. 22:1–9). But, secondly, the word acquires its more usual modern meaning of enticement to sin (which does… … Dictionary of the Bible